Posted on 02/02/2019 11:44:37 AM PST by jazusamo
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has come under fire for anti-Semitic comments in the past. During an interview with on "The Daily Show," Omar explained how she never tried to be anti-Semitic but she understands how her comments could be deemed anti-Semitic. The most interesting aspect: Omar compares her being blind to her anti-Semitism to white people who don't understand they have "white privilege."
There are so many things wrong with this interaction.
1) If Omar was truly interested in learning how to change her ways and her thinking, she would come out and say, "I'm an anti-Semite but I don't want to be. Can you please help me?" She would be upfront and honest about it. She wouldn't be so wishy washy about where she stands. And she wouldn't make an excuse for why she thinks the way she does.
2) Again, if she was truly interested in "overcoming her ways" she wouldn't have taken so long to come to this realization. It wouldn't have taken all of the public backlash she's received.
3) Why does every conversation revert to "white privilege?" We could have two people who grew up in the same exact neighborhood under the same exact circumstances, the one difference being the color of their skin. If they're both given the same college education and the white kid succeeds then it's because of his skin color. What happened to equality of opportunity? Why does everything have to revert back to race? And at one point do we, as a society, reject the idea that race is the greatest underlying force behind someone's success? Thought all of that was supposed to end when President Obama became America's leader.
On Thursday, @IlhanMN made a crucially important point about antisemitism on @TheDailyShow : Just as white folks have to unlearn white privilege, non-Jews have to unlearn antisemitism—and that can be a process.
Thank you, Ilhan, for your vulnerability about your process.
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Well whatever she learns, I can tell right now its not going to be right.
... and Rep. Omar has a 95% favorably rating with Jewish voters.
Just another lying democrat politician with Muslim thrown in
Taqiyya is a form of Islamic deception. The Quran (16:106 and 3:28 ) allows Muslims to lie in order to protect themselves or to protect the Muslim community.
Think maybe she’s lying??
How does one trust these folks for anything?
Don’r bear false witness.... Lie if it helps you?
Quite a difference huh ?
Omar and her twin, Ocasio-Cortez, are huge piles of feces that need to be flushed in 2020 along with a lot more DemonRATs and traitors.
Right on the mark, in my view they’re untrustworthy.
Yeah, and unmarry your brother..
and tear that rag off your head and deny that neanderthal religion you adhere to. Life is good out there if you really want it. Lose the ‘tude and the forked tongue while you’re at it..........grrrr
Demo leadership got ahold of her little self...told her to resume her position five steps behind the men.
. and Rep. Omar has a 95% favorably rating with Jewish voters.
If that’s true (I have no reason to doubt it if you say so) what in the HELL is wrong with these Jews??? Why do they vote Demonrat, get disrespected by the same people they support and still come back for more???? I don’t get it...
I’ve been trying for years to find one good thing they’ve ever done for this country that was beneficial or good.
What a lot of disingenuous bullsh*t. She must have gotten some heat from Dem House leadership to start backpedaling.
And Trevor Noah.... America is so racist he has his own show. Guess he couldn't do that in South Africa.
Did Noah ask her how her brother/husband is doing? Or is it her husband/brother?
I might be white-—but I NEVER was married to my brother-—or to a cousin—or a 2nd cousin—OR ANY RELATIVE...
She's lying, because that's what liars do.
I don't get it either.
“She talks like someone from the third grade.”
So does Occasional Cortex, Pelosi the brain-addled, Maxine, Baba boxer, Fauxahauntis, the Hillabeast...hmmmm, I’m beginning to detect a pattern here.....
The whole “privilege” thing is to make people feel guilty. Those without that particular privilege are “taking the privilege” from the ones they call out. Now, they are the Holier Than Thou Victims Who must be treated like kings, while the other ones who come from a group who had advantages gives up all advantages to become shame filled untouchables.
It’s like two little boys in a sandbox and one has a nice shovel. So the other one grabs the shovel. Same thing, bigger sandbox.
Basically this story could be written every day, just change the names around and there ya go.
Exactly, this white privilege BS thing is being run into the ground by many.
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